“Kind of like saying 'no offense' when you've just said something offensive?”
“Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass.”
“Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.”
“You mean a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense." -Percy”
“...William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.”
“He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.”